The Rivers Restaurant and Bar in Gisborne Menu

STARTERS & SNACKS STARTERS & SNACKS
  • Garlic Toasted Ciabatta $6.00
  • Garlic & Cheese Toasted Ciabatta $7.00 add Bacon $8.00
  • Bread Basket (2-3 people) $13.00
    • Selection of bread, served warm with parsley butter, virgin olive oil and balsamic reduction.
  • Cobb Loaf (1-3 people) $15.00
    • Remember the 70’s . . . creamy bacon, spinach and cheese dip inside a warm cobb loaf.
  • Bowl of Fries $7.00
    • With aioli & tomato sauce.
  • Bowl of Kumara Chips $7.00
    • Served with aioli & garlic butter.
  • Drunken Onion Rings (6 rings / 12 rings) $6.00 / $12.00
    • With our special crisp Guinness batter, served with aioli.
  • Wedges $8.50
    • Seasoned and served with sour cream.
  • Wedges Works $13.50 half size $9.00
    • Served with tasty plum sauce, melted cheese, bacon, guacamole, salsa & sour cream.
  • Nachos $13.50 half size $10.50
    • Served with our own Mexican mince, melted cheese, guacamole, salsa & sour cream.
  • The Rivers “Crate” (2-3 people) $26.00
    • The perfect snack with your favourite drink. 6 each of the following: Drunken onion rings, popcorn shrimp, panko crumbed fish goujons, 100% meatballs. Served with a selection of dipping sauces.
  • Prawn Cocktail $13.00
    • Large tiger prawns on shredded lettuce with our own special dressing.
  • Pub Wings (8 wings / 12 wings) $10.50 / $16.00
    • Tasty glazed buffalo wings served with blue cheese and ranch dip.
SOUP, BURGERS & SANDWICHES SOUP, BURGERS & SANDWICHES
  • Rivers Seafood Chowder $16.00
    • Thick, and filled with coastal seafood served with garlic ciabatta.
  • Soup of the day $11.00
    • Served with garlic ciabatta. Please see Specials Board for today’s brew.
  • The Rivers Burger $15.50
    • Prime beef patty, bacon, cheese & salad greens, served on freshly toasted bun served with chunky fries.
  • Rivers Steak Sandwich $15.50
    • Generous portion of prime scotch fillet caught between our freshly toasted ciabatta, garden salad, caramelised onion, tasty dressing served with chunky fries.
  • Rivers Chicken Sandwich $15.50
    • Generous portion tender chicken breast caught between our freshly toasted ciabatta, garden salad, guacamole, tasty dressing served with chunky fries.
  • R.B.L.A.T. $15.50
    • Rivers bacon, lettuce, avocado & tomato, on toasted ciabatta, salad & aioli and guacamole.
LIGHT MEALS LIGHT MEALS
  • Rivers Homemade Quiche $15.00
    • Served with salad and fries (check Specials Board for today’s bake).
  • Minute Steak $18.00
    • Served with your choice of 2 of the following sides: Chunky fries / Mash / Garden salad / Fresh sautéed vegetables. Top it off with your choice of: Garlic butter / Pepper / Mushroom sauce
  • Vegetarian Fritters $13.00
    • Mixture of fresh vegetables bound together into patties, and served on a fresh salad.
  • Fresh Button Mushrooms $13.00
    • Crumbed and baked, served on a garden salad drizzled with aioli.
SALADS SALADS
  • Prawn Salad $20.00
    • Large shelled tiger prawns nestled with avocado, garden salad and our special dressing.
  • Chicken Caesar Salad $18.00
    • Sliced chicken breast served on lettuce, parmesan shavings & boiled eggs.
  • Greek Salad $14.00
    • Iceberg Lettuce, feta cheese, kalamata olives, red onions, tomatoes, cucumbers with our balsamic vinaigrette.
  • Warm Chicken & Bacon Salad $20.00
    • Chicken breast, bacon, spinach and apple settled on a garden salad with aioli.
  • Warm Scallop, Prawn & Bacon Salad $20.00
    • Seared scallops and prawns seared with bacon settled on fresh garden salad topped with aioli.
  • Warm Beef, Blue Cheese and Walnut Salad $20.00
    • Seared beef tossed through a crisp salad with blue cheese, walnuts and roasted beetroot.
FRESH MARKET FISH FRESH MARKET FISH
  • Fresh Market Fish $28.00
    • Check what today’s catch is . . . and have it: Pan Fried / Crumbed / Beer Battered. Served with your choice of two sides: Chunky Fries / Garden Salad / Scallop Potato / Sautéed Vegetables / Creamy Mash Potato. Check the Specials Board for today’s special catch.
MAINS MAINS
  • Rivers Famous, Guinness Pie $17.00
    • Served with creamy mash potato . . . peas and gravy, what can you say.
  • Rivers Mixed Grill $22.00
    • Minute steak, jumbo sausage, bacon, hash brown, 2 eggs, grilled tomato topped with mushrooms and onions.
  • Garlic King Prawns $24.00
    • A Rivers special . . . king prawns gently sautéed in a creamy garlic sauce with rice.
  • Rivers Pasta $18.00
    • Chicken, bacon and mushrooms combined in a creamy white wine sauce with parmesan cheese.
  • Chicken Calypso $20.00
    • Tender chicken breast coated in golden crumbs, baked, topped with a tangy mango sauce, fries and salad.
  • Bangers & Mash $17.00
    • Chunky sausages on creamy mash, peas and onion gravy.
  • Lamb Rump $30.00
    • Baked honey glazed lamb rump served on kumara mash with garden vegetables and a port and red currant reduction.
PRIME STEAK PRIME STEAK
  • Scotch Fillet $28.00
    • Served with your choice of two sides: Chunky Fries / Scalloped Potato / Garden Salad / Fresh Sautéed Vegetables / Creamy Mash. Top it off with your choice of: Mushroom Sauce / Garlic Butter / Green Pepper Sauce (sauces available with all steaks)
  • 450 gram T-Bone $33.00
    • Served with sautéed mushrooms and onions, chunky fries and a garden salad.
  • Surf ‘n’ Turf $33.00
    • Oldie but a Goodie, scotch fillet steak topped with our creamy garlic prawns served with a garden salad & fries.
  • Sizzling 400g Sirloin $33.00
    • Bought to you on a sizzling platter, topped with Guinness battered onion rings, served with salad and fries and a tub of garlic butter.
SOMETHING A LITTLE EXTRA SOMETHING A LITTLE EXTRA
  • Drunken Onion Rings (6) $6.00
  • Side of Chips $4.00
  • Chunky Fries $3.50
  • Wedges & Sour Cream $4.50
  • Fried Egg $1.50
  • Sautéed Veges $5.00
  • Sautéed Mushrooms $5.50
  • Garden Salad $4.50
  • Scallop Potato $4.50
  • Creamy Mash Potato $4.00
  • Sour Cream, Guacamole, Aioli, Tomato Sauce $1.50
PLATTERS PLATTERS
  • Deep Fried Goodness Platter $20.00
    • Wontons, spring rolls, samosas, chicken tenders, meatballs, served up with crispy wedges and dipping sauces.
  • Seafood Platter $22.00
    • Deep fried selection of fresh fish goujons, battered mussels, crab sticks, squid rings, prawn cutlets, scallops and salt ‘n’ pepper squid, served up with chunky fries and dipping sauces.
  • The Rivers Platter (2 people) $36.00
    • Seared chorizo sausage, deli meats, chicken kebabs, local cheeses, crumbed mushrooms, olives, pickles, relish, crackers, and selection of bread.
  • The Delight $40.00
    • A selection of hot and cold seafood: Panko crumbed fish goujons, whole tiger prawns, smoked salmon, marinated fish, mussels, scallop and prawn, kebabs, baked salmon fillet, clams (due to availability some items may change).
  • Rivers Cheese Board $20.00
    • Fragrant blue cheese, reserve camembert, aged cheddar, served with fresh fruit and crackers.
FOR THE CHILDREN FOR THE CHILDREN
  • Rivers Crumbed Chicken Tenders $10.00
    • With fries and small salad.
  • Fresh Fish Crumbed Goujons $10.00
    • With fries and small salad.
  • Lil One’s Hamburger $10.00
    • Bun, cheese, pattie and sauce served with fries.
  • Bang Bang Mash & Peas $10.00
    • Chunky sausage with tomato sauce.
  • Kid’s Pasta $10.00
    • Bacon, chicken and cheese with a creamy base.
  • Rivers Mini Hawaiian Pizza $10.00
    • Served with salad & fries.
  • Mini Hotdogs with chips $10.00
  • Kids Platter (2-3 children) $23.00
    • Garlic bread, chicken tenders, mini hotdogs, crumbed fish, mini pizza, wedges, chips and lashings of sauce.
  • Milkshakes $5.50
    • Chocolate, Vanilla, Banana or Strawberry.
  • Spiders $5.50
    • Coke, Raspberry or Lemonade.
  • Traffic Lights $5.50
    • Orange juice with lemonade base.

Nearby Sample Menus

  • Grilled South Island Salmon** $28.90
    • A generous steak of southern salmon grilled and served with our special Asian sauce and salad.
  • Garlic & parsley $4.00
  • Chilli Cheese Fries $12.00
    • French fries covered in chilli mince, cheese and sour cream >>
  • Pepper $4.00
  • - Grilled chicken strips
  • 300g New York Cut Sirloin* $32.00
  • 400g Dinosaur Rump* $32.00
  • Nachos $16.00
    • Your choice of beef, bean or a combination of both topped with salsa, melted cheese and sour cream >>
  • Sausage $4.00
  • Under 13 Years Only
  • Stuff Her (Smaller Portion Size) $19.00
    • Crisp bacon, eggs, sausage, roast tomato, seasonal greens, roast mushroom, kumara rosti, served with housemade bread
  • Apache Pie $22.00
    • Tender pieces of beef & vegetables slow cooked in a red wine sauce saddled w/ puff pastry served with salad & rough cut fries
  • Sundance Salad (V) $18.00
    • A selection of roasted vegetables with rosemary, heisted & tossed w/ rocket & house dressing
  • Not Available During Dinner Service, Under 13 Years Only
  • You’re an Egg Benny Boy $18.00
    • Poached eggs, crispy bacon, seasonal greens, hollandaise, served with thick cut sourdough
  • Mushroom or Pepper Sauce $6.00
  • Mattar Paneer $14.50
    • Spiced homemade cottage cheese and pea curry
  • Onion Bhaji $6.00
    • Slices of onions stirred in spiced Channa flour then crisped to a golden brown Chopped vegetables dipped in mildly spiced batter and deep fried
  • Wedges & Soft Drinks (Coke, Sprite etc.) $3.00
  • Lamb Madras $16.50
    • Lamb pieces cooked in delicious medium curry garnished and prepared in coconut ,South Indian style
  • Bhuna Chicken $16.50
    • Chicken breast cooked in a special blend of spices and finished in a cashewnut and yoghurt gravy
  • Paneer Khulcha $4.00
    • Filled with homemade cottage cheese
  • Tamarind Mix Platter $17.50
    • Vegetable Samosa, Chicken Tikka, Lamb Seekh Kebab and Onion Bhaji
  • Lamb Biryani $16.99
    • Lamb cooked with basmati rice along with yoghurt and blended of spices with Hyderabadi style
  • Baked ricotta lasagna spinach, eggplant,tomato and a rocket & walnut salad $32.00
  • Hand cut fries aioli and tomato sauce $10.00
  • 200gm Eye fillet sautéed mushrooms, spinach, buffalo mozzarella and dried tomato $42.00
  • Snapper ravioli brioche crumb and chardonnay cream $17.00
  • Seasonal vegetables walnuts and parmesan $10.00
  • Greek salad $10.00
  • Prawn gyoza cucumber, pickled ginger, sesame & soy sauce $17.00
  • Salmon gravlax pickled cucumber, crostini, herbed cream cheese and fennel slaw $16.00
  • Big Mac® N/A
    • Take two 100% beef patties sourced from farmers in regions such as the King Country and Canterbury. Add the delicious combination of crisp iceberg lettuce, melting cheese, onions, and tasty pickles, all framed between a toasted sesame seed bun. And for the grand finale a generous helping of our famous McDonald's special sauce!
  • Chicken Bacon Deluxe N/A
    • It’s deluxe, and it’s back. Crispy coated chicken dressed with rasher bacon, fresh tomato, cheese with a Swiss accent and topped off with creamy mayo.
  • Chicken 'n' Mayo N/A
    • Enjoy mouth watering crispy-coated chicken with crunchy, fresh iceberg lettuce and cool delicious mayo, all within a tasty bun.
  • The Almighty Angus® 1/2lb N/A
    • Crispy bacon, a 1/2 pound of juicy 100% NZ Angus beef, red onion, cheese, and a dash of tomato relish in our new chilli chive bun. If you’re serious about seriously good Angus, you'll want to make time for this burger.
  • The Clubhouse Chicken - Crispy N/A
    • Turn your attention to The Clubhouse Chicken - Crispy. With a crispy chicken patty, crispy bacon, grilled onion, Swiss Cheese, tomato, lettuce, and Big Mac® sauce in a brioche style bun; this burger tastes as good as it looks.
  • Big Mac® Hunger Buster N/A
    • The iconic Big Mac, the classic Cheeseburger, a chilled medium soft drink, medium fries and a small sundae. In other words, the stuff dreams are made of.
  • Double Cheeseburger N/A
    • Bite into a double helping of your favourite burger. Two 100% beef patties topped with mouth-watering melted cheese, pickles, a tangy mustard and sweet tomato ketchup makes this burger irresistible.
  • Strawberry Jam N/A
    • Your toasted bagel has never tasted this good. Slather on some of Craig's® sweet Strawberry Jam, made with real strawberries.
  • ''Seafood Basket'' $25.00
    • Seafood selection of mussels, scallops, fish bites, prawns, salt & pepper squid, fries & a small side salad
  • Creamy Fettuccini $18.50
    • W chicken, mushrooms & bacon or W garlic prawns w lemon
  • ''Crispy Skinned Salmon'' $22.50
    • Served on a bed of passion fruit slaw w tempura prawns
  • ''Pacific Hoki'' $18.50
    • Served in tempura batter w fries, salad & 1 egg
  • Vegetarian Burger $15.50
  • Fries $6.50
    • W aioli
  • ''Tarakihi'' $25.50
    • Pan-Fried or Battered w fries & green salad
  • Wedges $9.50
    • W sour cream
  • Chef Special $15.00
  • - Waimata Blue Vein $24.50
    • A creamy and buttery cow's milk blue cheese from this region.
  • Dark Chocolate Bavarois Cake $12.50
  • Chinese 5 Spice Smoked Duck Breast $18.00
    • Pickled vegetables, sweet & sour sauce
  • - 2 courses $28.00
  • - Comte $24.50
    • Cow's milk washed rind firm cheese from the Franche-Comte region in the East of France.
  • Soup of the Day $16.00
    • With Marina bread
  • New Season Asparagus $17.00
    • Soft boiled free range egg, crispy bacon, croutons
  • Tea & Coffee
  • Sautéed Seasonal Vegetables
  • ●D $38.5
  • Hot Ham off the Bone
  • Mixed Cold Seafood Platter
  • Hot Roast Pork, Apple Sauce & Gravy
  • Sautéed Seasonal Vegetables
  • Battered Fish
  • Hot Roast Pork Plain $9.50
  • Beadles Sammie $10.00
  • Baked potato $10.00
    • mayonnaise chicken & coleslaw
  • Family pack no2 $29.00
  • Marinated Raw Fish in Coconut Cream small $8.00
  • Roast potato each $0.60
  • Box 10 Ribs $25.00
  • Pork Mini Measl $15.50
    • pork gravy and fries
  • Fresh salmon & teriyaki chicken &avocado S$7.3/L$10.2
  • Vegetarian sushi - 5 piece $6.20
  • Chiken katsu (panko bread crumbs) $11.50
  • Karaage chicken mayo $3.20
  • Teriyaki salmon $14.50
  • Inari sushi $2.60
    • Small pack / large pack (2 piece / 3 piece)
  • Fresh salmon & avocado S$7.3/L$10.2
  • Karaage chicken pack $6.20
    • Available from 10 am,deep fried in a ginger & garlic marinate
  • -Gourmet fish stack & fries
  • -BLT- Bacon, lettuce & tomato, served with fries
  • -Battered pacific oysters, fries & salad
  • -Fish, Fries & salad
  • -Garlic Prawn Kebabs, salad & fries
  • -Chicken, fries & salad
  • Crumbed Calamari, salad & fries
  • -Pork belly burger & eggs
  • Creme brulee with poached fruit. $13.00
  • Ploughman's sharing plate $35.00
    • with pastrami,camemnert,fried halloumi,marinated olives,pickled onion,gherkins,beetroot chutney,smoked butter & toasted ciabatta.
  • Eggs on toasted ciabatta $10.00
    • scrambled,poached or fried + add any sides bacon/mushroom/avocado/tomato/sausage/halloumi($4.00)
  • Creamy balsamic mushrooms $15.00
    • in brioche cob loaf with spinach & tomato.
  • Avocado and goats feta $12.00
    • with lemon & olive oil.
  • Homemade crumpet $10.00
    • with jam,cream cream cheese or honeycomb
  • Eggs benedict $18.00
    • with smoked salmon or bacon,on toasted ciaatta with fresh tomato.
  • Organic muesli $13.00
    • with LSA, greek yoghurt,poached rhubarb & chia pudding
  • Roasted seasonal vegetable $6.50
  • SIDEDuck liver pate and red onion jam with toasted focaccia $14.00
  • Creme brulee with chocolate and mascarpone filled brandy snap $14.00
  • Pavlova with summer fruits and kiwifruit coulis $14.00
  • Bowl of mussels cooked in spiced paprika tomato and coconut cream S $16.00 L $24.50
  • Bowl of fries served with tomato sauce and roasted garlic aioli $8.50
  • Fresh fish baked with maple smoked salmon herb crust, warm potato and rocket salad, grilled asparagus and citrus hollandise $32.50
  • Scotch fillet served on potato gratin with beetroot and horscradish puree, gruyere stuffed mushrooms, bacon wrapped asparagus and ox tail juss $34.50
  • Beef Burger $17.00
    • White house made beef pattie with caramelised onion and fried egg and aioli sauce.
  • Mousse $9.00
    • White and chocolate black forest mousse served with ice-cream. Cheese cake 9.00
  • Smoked Roast Lamb $30.00
    • Roast lamb served with pea puree, baby carrots and baby beetroot with a mint jus.
  • Ham, cheese and pineapple or Vegetarian $8
  • Open Chicken Sandwich $18.50
    • Chicken wrapped in bacon served with salad, melted brie cheese, fried and aioli sauce.
  • Ice-cream Sundae (1 scoop / 2 scoop) $2.50 / $4.00
  • Sweet corn fritter $15.00
    • White house sweet corn fritter stack with streaky bacon, avocado, sour cream and sweet chilli sauce.
  • Fish & Chips $14.00
    • Fresh fish served with garden salad, fries and White house made tartar sauce. Cooked to your liking- Battered, crumbed or pan fried
  • TANGY BBQ PORK BELLY $22 / $32
    • Braised pork belly served in a tangy BBQ sauce with cauliflower puree, pickled red cabbage & apple
  • SEAFOOD PLATTER $65.00
    • Grilled garlic mussels, shrimp croquettes, panko crumbed fish, salt & pepper squid, smoked salmon, seared tuna, tiger prawns, live oysters, dips & bread
  • LAKSA PRAWNS $15.00
    • Tiger Prawns in laksa sauce with udon noodles
  • LEMON CURD CHEESECAKE $14.00
    • Lemon curd cheesecake served with a passionfruit ice cream
  • MARKET FISH LAKSA SALAD $24 / $33
    • Panko crumbed market fish served on a shrimp & laksa udon noodle salad with pickled vegetables
  • FRIES $8.00
    • Tomato sauce & aioli
  • SOHO FRY UP $24.50
    • Evans bacon, poached eggs,toast, relish, garlic mushrooms, kumara smash & cocktail sausages
  • EVANS BACON BENE $17.00
    • Evans bacon, mushrooms, poached eggs,toast & hollandaise
The Rivers Restaurant and Bar

The Rivers Restaurant and Bar

location

Address

1 Gladstone Road, Gisborne, Gisborne, Gisborne, 4010, New Zealand

phone

Phone

08633733

clock

Opened hours

Monday: 11:00 AM – 9:30 PM, Tuesday: 11:00 AM – 9:30 PM, Wednesday: 11:00 AM – 9:30 PM, Thursday: 11:00 AM – 9:30 PM, Friday: 11:00 AM – 9:30 PM, Saturday: 11:00 AM – 9:30 PM, Sunday: 11:00 AM – 9:30 PM
price range

Price

$10 - $20

type

Type

None

service level

Service

Table Service

cuisine

Cuisine

Bar , British , European , Gluten Free , Irish , New Zealand , Pub Food , Vegetarian

features

Features

Wheelchair accessible ,  Reservations ,  After-hours ,  Breakfast ,  Waitstaff ,  Cheap Eats ,  Television ,  Groups ,  Quick Bites ,  Lunch ,  Bar Scene ,  Seating ,  Highchairs Available ,  Local cuisine ,  Special Occasion Dining ,  Serves Alcohol ,  Dinner ,  Child-friendly ,  Full Bar

Location
1 Gladstone Road, Gisborne, Gisborne, Gisborne, 4010, New Zealand